are all pain docs insane

[butch798]

after telling pain team about my problems with perscribtion drugs   and being perfectly honest with them before surgery.telling that i do better with pot for pain relief.she told me how dangerous it was.i stopped smoking 3 days before operation no withdrawal.she didnt even know pot is legal in the state of ny.so they cut down my pain meds to 3 days when they said i would be in surgical pain for 6 weeks.they said go to pain doc but its the weekend cant get appointment till next friday.without pain relief you cannot heal. then they  said since i wasnt on pain meds i wont need them.i fought hard to get off pain pills and stayed off them.i got a 6 in scar down my spine and i got treated like garbage.it appears you have to lie to them.they asked me to do survey about my care at the hospital.i told them the head of pain managment was incompedent and should be fired.they like there number 1 hospital  rating.shock i was treated differntly because i was honest with them.

[butch798]

at day10   post op.i left the hospital  on 15 mg  morphine every three hours.i am at 3 pills a day now .i told them i was afraid of the pills so they are treating me harsh its what i asked for.

[atthebeach]

Hey my friend how are you feeling?
Continued prayers for healing.

[Ratherbeinthespirit]

Just found out that Dr.'s can no longer phone or fax sched II scripts- they must handwrite each one and the patient must pick them up.

[nursegirl6572]

I am horrified, and ashamed as a nurse at what you've been through.

PLEASE keep records of EVERYTHING, every call you make, every appt, any correspondence you have with any of the medical staff.

They absolutely have an obligation to treat your pain.  They haven't done that yet, IMO....and the comments made to you were SO unprofessional and inappropriate.

When you finally get back on your feet and start healing, I'd really recommend seeking out a legal consultation to see if maybe you have cause for an action.

Best to you, I REALLY hope things get better for you and I'm so sorry for what you've gone through, it's just not okay.

[Jinx_777]

WTF?????

i do NOT understand these doctors and their thinking.  15 pills????
aughghgghhgghghhg
if i am this frustrated, i can only imagine how you and your wife feel.  

i would sit in the doctor's waiting room until i got help.  heck, they should NOT have even done the surgery if they were not planning on helping you with post op pain.  

this may be against the law.  i would seek a free consultation if i were you.  they should have never done such a painful surgery if they didn't plan on helping you afterwards.
in some states undertreating pain is illegal and considered malpractice

[butch798]

i did recieve a script on monday but they only gave me 15 pills so all in all i have 45 pills to get threw a 5 level lamioplasty.when i left hospital.was on 1 pill every 3 hours.so first three days i took 24.monday took 4.how should i divide them up?remember i went cold turkey.i dont know if i can taper but with all the pain i have maybe my pain will go down every day.